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Healthcare Coverage, 2020

(000)

  Number Percent of total
Insured (1) 297,680 91.4%
  Private health insurance 216,532 66.5
  Government health insurance 113,337 34.8
Uninsured  27,957 8.6%
Total (2) 325,638 100.0%

(1) Includes individuals with some form of insurance, i.e., government, private and a combination of both and is not a total of people who have either private or government health insurance. People can be covered by more than one type of coverage through the year.
(2) Differs from Census Bureau estimates of the total population because of different survey methods.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau.

 
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE STATUS AND TYPE OF COVERAGE, 2004-2008

(000)

    Uninsured  Insured   
Year  Total U.S. population Number of people Percent of population Private health insurance Government
health insurance
Total 
2004 291,166 43,498 14.9% 200,924 79,486 247,669
2005 293,834 44,815 15.3 201,167 80,213 249,020
2006 296,824 46,995 15.8 201,690 80,270 249,829
2007 299,106 45,657 15.3 201,991 83,031 253,449
2008 301,483 46,340 15.4 200,992 87,411 255,143

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey,1988 to 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.

 
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE STATUS AND TYPE OF COVERAGE, 2005-2009

(000)

    Uninsured Insured
Year  Total U.S. population Number of people Percent of population Private health insurance Government
health insurance
Individuals with some form of insurance (1)
2005 293,834 44,815 15.3% 201,167 80,213 249,020
2006 296,824 46,995 15.8 201,690 80,270 249,829
2007 299,106 45,657 15.3 201,991 83,031 253,449
2008 301,483 46,340 15.4 200,992 87,411 255,143
2009 304,280 50,674 16.7 194,545 93,167 253,606

(1) Includes individuals with some form of insurance (government, private or a combination of both).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

 
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE STATUS AND TYPE OF COVERAGE, 2006-2010

(000)

    Uninsured Insured
Year  Total U.S. population Number of people Percent of population Private health insurance Government
health insurance
Individuals with some form of insurance (1)
2006 296,824 45,214 15.2% 203,942 80,343 251,610
2007 299,106 44,088 14.7 203,903 83,147 255,018
2008 301,483 44,780 14.9 202,626 87,586 256,702
2009 304,280 48,985 16.1 196,245 93,245 255,295
2010 306,110 49,904 16.3 195,874 95,003 256,206

(1) Includes individuals with some form of insurance (government, private or a combination of both).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

 
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE STATUS AND TYPE OF COVERAGE, 2007-2011

(000)

    Uninsured Insured
Year Total U.S. population Number of people Percent of population Private health insurance Government
health insurance
Individuals with some form of insurance (1)
2007 299,106 44,088 14.7% 203,903 83,147 255,018
2008 301,483 44,780 14.9 202,626 87,586 256,702
2009 304,280 48,985 16.1 196,245 93,245 255,295
2010 306,553 49,951 16.3 196,147 95,525 256,603
2011 308,827 48,613 15.7 197,323 99,497 260,214

(1) Includes individuals with some form of insurance (government, private or a combination of both).

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau.

 
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE STATUS AND TYPE OF COVERAGE, 2008-2012

(000)

    Uninsured Insured  
Year Total U.S. population Number of people Percent of population Private health insurance Government
health insurance
Individuals with some form of insurance (1)
2008 301,483 44,780 14.9% 202,626 87,586 256,702
2009 304,280 48,985 16.1 196,245 93,245 255,295
2010 306,553 49,951 16.3 196,147 95,525 256,603
2011 308,827 48,613 15.7 197,323 99,497 260,214
2012 311,116 47,951 15.4 198,812 101,493 263,165

(1) Includes individuals with some form of insurance (government, private or a combination of both).

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau.

 
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE STATUS AND TYPE OF COVERAGE, 2013

(000)

Total U.S. population 313,395
   Uninsured  
     Number of people 41,953
     Percent of total population 13.4%
   Insured  
     Private health insurance 201,064
     Government health insurance 107,581
     Individuals with some form of insurance (1) 271,442

(1) Includes individuals with some form of insurance (government, private or a combination of both).

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau.

 
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE STATUS AND TYPE OF COVERAGE, 2014

 

Total U.S. population (000) 316,168
   Uninsured  
     Number of people (000) 32,968
     Percent of total population (percent) 10.4%
   Insured  
     Private health insurance (percent) 66.0%
     Government health insurance (percent) 36.5
     Individuals with some form of insurance (1) (percent) 89.6

(1) Includes individuals with some form of insurance (government, private or a combination of both).

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau.

 
Healthcare Coverage, 2015

 

  Number Percent of total
Insured (1) 289,903 90.9%
  Private health insurance 214,238 67.2
  Government health insurance 118,395 37.1
Uninsured  28,966 9.1
Total (2) 318,869 100.0%

(1) Includes individuals with some form of insurance i.e., government, private and a combination of both and is not a total of people who have either private or government health insurance.
(2) Differs from Census Bureau estimates of the total population because of different survey methods.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau.

 
Healthcare Coverage, 2016

 

  Number Percent of total
Insured (1) 292,320 91.2%
     Private health insurance 216,203 67.5
     Government health insurance 119,361 37.3
Uninsured  28,052 8.8%
Total (2) 320,372 100.0%

(1) Includes individuals with some form of insurance i.e., government, private and a combination of both and is not a total of people who have either private or government health insurance.
(2) Differs from Census Bureau estimates of the total population because of different survey methods.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau.

 
Healthcare Coverage, 2017

(000)

  Number Percent of total
Insured (1) 294,613 91.2%
     Private health insurance 217,007 67.2
     Government health insurance 121,965 37.7
Uninsured  28,543 8.8%
Total (2) 323,156 100.0%

(1) Includes individuals with some form of insurance, i.e., government, private and a combination of both and is not a total of people who have either private or government health insurance.
(2) Differs from Census Bureau estimates of the total population because of different survey methods.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau.

 
Healthcare Coverage, 2018

(000)

  Number Percent of total
Insured (1) 296,206 91.5%
  Private health insurance 217,780 67.3
  Government health insurance 111,330 34.4
Uninsured  27,462 8.5%
Total (2) 323,668 100.0%

(1) Includes individuals with some form of insurance, i.e., government, private and a combination of both and is not a total of people who have either private or government health insurance. People can be covered by more than one type of coverage through the year.
(2) Differs from Census Bureau estimates of the total population because of different survey methods.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau.

 
Healthcare Coverage, 2019

(000)

  Number Percent of total
Insured (1) 298,438 92.0%
     Private health insurance 220,848 68.0
     Government health insurance 110,687 34.1
Uninsured  26,111 8.0%
Total (2) 324,550 100.0%

(1) Includes individuals with some form of insurance, i.e., government, private and a combination of both and is not a total of people who have either private or government health insurance. People can be covered by more than one type of coverage through the year.
(2) Differs from Census Bureau estimates of the total population because of different survey methods.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau.